Wine style
Vinho Verde
A light, low alcohol white from the far north of Portugal, often with a slight prickle, whose name, literally green wine, refers to youth rather than color.
Where it is
Map data: Candiago; Natural Earth
At a glance
- Grape
- Loureiro, Arinto and Alvarinho, usually blended
- Where
- Minho, northern Portugal
- In the glass
- Low alcohol
- High acidity
- Light prickle